Pooki's Mahi Founder/CEO Leslie Magsalay explains, “Pooki’s Mahi is experiencing tremendous growth due to an increase in single serve coffee subscriptions and the improved platform managing custom promotional products and private label coffee brands. Pooki’s Mahi lead times are faster than most single serve manufacturing competitors. Pooki’s Mahi is adding Kona coffee suppliers that are a cultural fit, consistently deliver and embraces using technology to be efficient. Pooki’s Mahi is growing without taking a loan or venture funding and has consistently landed large customer accounts. This is attributed to Pooki’s Mahi cultural manifesto on operation efficiency, technology transparency and execution led by strong cross functional leaders.”

Expanding suppliers to support Pooki’s Mahi’s growth and private label brand channel was an approved 2017 roadmap item. The lengthy review process ensures suppliers selected are a cultural fit that consistently deliver against Pooki’s Mahi metrics. Pooki’s Mahi holds suppliers to a very high standard. Pooki’s Mahi aims to reward approved Kona coffee suppliers with the first order in 2017.

Kona coffee suppliers should expect 4-8 weeks for Pooki’s Mahi team to completely the review.

Pooki’s Mahi will kick off an end-to-end test to assess systems, quality of Kona coffee beans and obtain customer feedback. Less than 1% make it to the third and final stage.

Pooki’s Mahi selects suppliers that are a cultural fit and offer favorable pricing.

Pooki’s Mahi growth is attributed to an increase in Kona coffee subscriptions, partnering with platforms with strict requirements for approved resellers and delivering an improved platform delivering custom promotional products and private label brand single serve coffee pods. Pooki’s Mahi has a high customer retention rate. This is attributed to Pooki’s Mahi consistently delivering high quality Hawaiian 100% Kona coffees at a good value without gouging the customers. Pooki’s Mahi lead times are faster than single serve manufacturing competitors. The Silicon Valley startup has taken zero loans or venture funding.

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About Pooki’s Mahi:Pooki’s Mahi® is a Silicon Valley-based private label coffee pods and custom promotional products manufacturer offering Hawaiian 100% Kona coffee and award-winning private label teas in sustainable single serve pods. Private label brandspartner with Pooki’s Mahi for the efficient supply chain, go to market launch and new product introduction expertise. Since its online launch in 2013, Pooki’s Mahi products have been a favorite of customers, charities, celebrities and athletes and have been featured at red carpet events including Celebrity Gift Suites and athletes and seen on several television shows. Pooki’s Mahi’s mission is to revolutionize the supply chain ecosystem to make it efficient by using technology in bringing the highest quality Kona coffees into the market in a sustainable, compostable cup. Hawaiian coffees are harvested/roasted in Hawaii, single serve cup manufactured in US and distributed to several fulfillment centers in the US.